Connector and terminal

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a connector and a terminal. The connector includes a terminal. The terminal includes an insert portion. The insert portion includes a front frame portion, a rear frame portion, a top plate portion, an arc discharge contact member and a primary contact member. The arc discharge contact member includes a bottom plate portion and a top elastic arm. The bottom plate portion connects the front frame portion and the rear frame portion and is spaced apart from the top plate portion in an up-down direction. The top elastic arm extends from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion and is positioned below the top plate portion. The arc discharge contact member is positioned in front of the primary contact member. The primary contact member includes a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first elastic arm extends from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion and is adjacent between the bottom plate portion and the top elastic arm. The second elastic arm extends from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion, is adjacent between the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion, and spaced apart from the first elastic arm in a left-right direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A connector, comprising:
 an insulating housing defining a terminal receiving groove therein, and the insulating housing comprising a stop wall; and 
 a terminal positioned in the terminal receiving groove of the insulating housing, and the terminal comprising:
 an insert portion defining an insert space therein, and the insert portion comprising:
 a front frame portion; 
 a rear frame portion spaced apart from the front frame portion in a front-rear direction; 
 a top plate portion connecting the front frame portion and the rear frame portion; 
 an arc discharge contact member comprising:
 a bottom plate portion connecting the front frame portion and the rear frame portion and spaced apart from the top plate portion in an up-down direction; and 
 a top elastic arm extending from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion and positioned below the top plate portion; 
 
 a primary contact member, wherein the arc discharge contact member is positioned in front of the primary contact member, and the primary contact member comprising:
 a first elastic arm which extends from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion and is adjacent between the bottom plate portion and the top elastic arm; and 
 a second elastic arm which extends from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion, is adjacent between the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion, and spaced apart from the first elastic arm in a left-right direction; 
 
 
 a wiring portion; and 
 a connecting portion connecting the insert portion and the wiring portion, and the connecting portion comprising a stopping portion which is configured to abut against the stop wall of the insulating housing, 
 
 wherein the front frame portion and the rear frame portion each comprise a first end portion and a second end portion which are opposite to each other, the first end portion is connected with the top plate portion, the second end portion is a free end, and the top plate portion is positioned above the front frame portion and the rear frame portion. 
 
     
     
       2. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein,
 the bottom plate portion comprises a bottom plate contact portion; 
 the top elastic arm comprises a top contact portion which faces the bottom plate contact portion and is positioned in the insert space; 
 the first elastic arm comprises a first contact portion which is positioned in the insert space; 
 the second elastic arm comprises a second contact portion which faces the first contact portion and is positioned in the insert space, 
 wherein, the top contact portion and the bottom plate contact portion are positioned in front of the first contact portion and the second contact portion. 
 
     
     
       3. The connector of  claim 2 , wherein the bottom plate contact portion, the top contact portion, the first contact portion and the second contact portion are respectively provided at a down side, an up side, a left side and a right side of the insert space. 
     
     
       4. The connector of  claim 3 , wherein the top contact portion, the first contact portion and the second contact portion are respectively positioned in a tip of the top elastic arm, a tip of the first elastic arm and a tip of the second elastic arm. 
     
     
       5. The connector of  claim 2 , wherein the top contact portion, the first contact portion and the second contact portion each are an elliptical surface. 
     
     
       6. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein the first end portion of the front frame portion comprises a catch hole, and the second end portion of the front frame portion comprises a protrusion which is configured to insert into the catch hole. 
     
     
       7. The connector of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the rear frame portion comprises a rear frame bottom portion, and 
 wherein the connecting portion further comprises a connecting bottom portion which is lower than the rear frame bottom portion and a step portion which connects the connecting bottom portion and the rear frame bottom portion. 
 
     
     
       8. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein there is a gap between the bottom plate portion of the terminal and an inner wall of the insulating housing in the up-down direction. 
     
     
       9. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom plate contact portion is formed by bulging the bottom plate portion toward the insert space. 
     
     
       10. The connector of  claim 1 ,
 wherein an edge bulging portion bulges upwardly from a rear edge of the top plate portion, and 
 wherein the insulating housing further comprises a locking shoulder which latches with the edge bulging portion and has elasticity. 
 
     
     
       11. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein the connector is a vehicle connector. 
     
     
       12. A terminal, comprising:
 an insert portion defining an insert space therein, and the insert portion comprising:
 a front frame portion; 
 a rear frame portion spaced apart from the front frame portion in a front-rear direction; 
 a top plate portion connecting the front frame portion and the rear frame portion; 
 an arc discharge contact member comprising:
 a bottom plate portion connecting the front frame portion and the rear frame portion and spaced apart from the top plate portion in an up-down direction; and 
 a top elastic arm extending from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion and positioned below the top plate portion; 
 
 a primary contact member, wherein the arc discharge contact member is positioned in front of the primary contact member, the primary contact member comprising:
 a first elastic arm which extends from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion and is adjacent between the bottom plate portion and the top elastic arm; and 
 a second elastic arm which extends from the rear frame portion to the front frame portion, is adjacent between the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion and spaced apart from the first elastic arm in a left-right direction; 
 
 
 a wiring portion; and 
 a connecting portion connecting the insert portion and the wiring portion, 
 wherein the front frame portion and the rear frame portion each comprise a first end portion and a second end portion which are opposite to each other, the first end portion is connected with the top plate portion, the second end portion is a free end, and the top plate portion is positioned above the front frame portion and the rear frame portion. 
 
     
     
       13. The terminal of  claim 12 , wherein
 the bottom plate portion comprises a bottom plate contact portion; 
 the top elastic arm comprises a top contact portion which faces the bottom plate contact portion and is positioned in the insert space; 
 the first elastic arm comprises a first contact portion which is positioned in the insert space; 
 the second elastic arm comprises a second contact portion which faces the first contact portion and is positioned in the insert space; 
 wherein, the top contact portion and the bottom plate contact portion are positioned in front of the first contact portion and the second contact portion. 
 
     
     
       14. The terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the bottom plate contact portion is formed by bulging the bottom plate portion toward the insert space. 
     
     
       15. The terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the bottom plate contact portion, the top contact portion, the first contact portion and the second contact portion are respectively provided at a down side, an up side, a left side and a right side of the insert space. 
     
     
       16. The terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the top contact portion, the first contact portion and the second contact portion are respectively positioned in a tip of the top elastic arm, a tip of the first elastic arm and a tip of the second elastic arm. 
     
     
       17. The terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the top contact portion, the first contact portion and the second contact portion each are an elliptical surface. 
     
     
       18. The terminal of  claim 12 , wherein the first end portion of the front frame portion comprises a catch hole, the second end portion of the front frame portion comprises a protrusion which is configured to insert into the catch hole. 
     
     
       19. The terminal of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the rear frame portion comprises a rear frame bottom portion, and 
 wherein the connecting portion further comprises a connecting bottom portion which is lower than the rear frame bottom portion and a step portion which connects the connecting bottom portion and the rear frame bottom portion. 
 
     
     
       20. The terminal of  claim 12 , wherein an edge bulging portion bulges upwardly from a rear edge of the top plate portion.